Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1908 — “Stung " Retailers Hit Back at the Brewers [ARTICLE]

“Stung " Retailers Hit Back at the Brewers

Sullivan, Ind., July 29.—Suit was filed here this morning against toe Evansville Brewing Company by Markwood and Sylvester And rson for #5,000 damages. The brewing company is alleged to have made misstatements in selling "temperance . brew” to the Andersons that caused, them to be convicted here on the charge of running a "blind tiger.” The allegation is made that toe company’s agents represented “temperance brew” non-intoxicating, and upder that representation the Andersons bought * large quantity. They sold It at their Btore here and were raided last March. No other intoxicating liquors were found there, but on a jury trial in the Circuit Court each man was fined #2OO and sentenced to ninety days in jail. They served out half of their sentence yesterday. The sußT^probably the first of its kind in Indiana, was brought by Walter F. Wood, attorney. Re is the prosecuting attorney vho obtained the conviction of toe Andersons on a “blind tiger” charge. Three other “blind tiger” men in jail here have refained attorneys to bring similar suits against Evansville, Terre Haute and Indianapolis brewing companies for similar alleged misrepresentations.